A fast-moving wildfire in Nevada exploded to more than 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) on Sunday, pushing from the Sierra foothills toward the centre of Reno and forcing nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as flames threatened neighbourhoods and reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus.
Rapid spread toward Reno
The blaze advanced quickly from the Sierra foothills, driven by dry conditions and extreme heat, closing in on residential areas on the city's edge. Evacuees described being "scared to death" as they fled the advancing flames.
Impact on the university and residents
The fire reached the perimeter of the University of Nevada campus, prompting urgent warnings for those in the surrounding area to leave. Authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 90,000 people as the fire continued to grow.
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